San Francisco Film Society Presents SFFS Film Arts Forum: Online Distribution February 9 at Mezzanine

Panel of Experts Will Expose and Explicate the Benefits and Pitfalls of the Newest Online Distribution Models for Filmmakers and Film Watchers

January 14, 2009

San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Film Society will present SFFS Film Arts Forum: Online Distribution at 7:00 pm on Monday, February 9 at Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street. This forum will survey, advocate and examine the latest developments in the bold new world of film distribution.
It’s no secret that online distribution is changing the shape of the film industry. From giants like YouTube, iTunes and Netflix to emerging, intriguing sites like Jaman, Crackle and Funny or Die, filmmakers are faced with a distribution landscape that’s evolving daily. The latest Film Arts Forum—the Film Society’s bimonthly information-sharing, discussion, networking, professional-development jamboree—will assemble a panel to debate, demystify and debunk online distribution in all its varying forms. Panelists include Larry Daressa, codirector of California Newsreel; Danae Ringelman, cofounder of IndieGoGo; attorney George Rush; and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain. Noted Bay Area film journalist Michael Fox will moderate. Also attending the event will be representatives from YouTube, Landmark Theatres, Wholphin, Caachi and more.

All participating panelists, representatives and Film Society staff will be available to continue the conversation throughout the evening. The SFFS Film Arts Forum is an entire conference in the span of a few hours.

Tickets $5 year-round SFFS members; $8 general; available in advance at www.sffs.org.
For more information, http://www.sffs.org/events/films/event_forum_online_distribution.html.

Coming in April: SFFS Film Arts Forum: Behind the Screens at the San Francisco International Film Festival will preview, probe and penetrate the longest-running film festival in the Americas.

San Francisco Film Society is a nonprofit arts and education organization dedicated to celebrating film and the moving image in all its glorious forms. SFFS year-round programs and events are concentrated in four core areas: Celebrating Internationalism; Inspiring Bay Area Youth; Showcasing Bay Area Film Culture; and Exploring New Digital Media. The Film Society shows the best of world cinema year-round on its SFFS Screen at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas; presents the longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SF International (April 23–May 7, 2009); publishes a daily online magazine, SF360.org, featuring broad-ranging news and features on Bay Area film and media; annually reaches more than 7,000 students ages 6–18 with its acclaimed media literacy programs; and provides crucial support to the Bay Area filmmaking community through SFFS filmmaker services including FilmHouse Residencies, Fiscal Sponsorship, the Herbert Family Filmmaking Grants, SFFS Film Arts Forums and professional-level filmmaker classes.

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